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Music Appreciation

Bobstandard

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1. Bing was the first to import good tequila

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 06:52 PM

Jul 2021

No kidding. Like other stars of his era he’d visit places like Juarez and Tijuana. He realized that tequila in Mexico was way different from what was exported to the states at the time. So he arranged to import Herradura tequila. He also was an early investor in Ampex, the company that perfected tape recorders. A genius at a lot of things

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It's Been a Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby [View all] Tomconroy Jul 2021 OP

Bing was the first to import good tequila Bobstandard Jul 2021 #1

Kind of an SOB to his family, but an incredible talent. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #2

My mother taught me this song years ago. Thanks for sharing it. ❤ littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #3